ICRA 2027

• Dates: May 24 – 28, 2027
• Place: Seoul, South Korea
• Venue: Coex – Convention & Exhibition Center, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06164, Republic of Korea
• Organiser: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)

ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society's flagship conference: plenaries and keynotes, contributed papers, workshops and tutorials, forums, an industry expo and robot competitions. The 2027 edition runs 24–28 May at Coex in Seoul under the theme 'Forging an Ecosystem of Innovation: Building a Collaborative Robotics Community', led by General Chair Kyu-Jin Cho (Seoul National University).

Key facts

• Dates: Workshops and tutorials on 24 and 28 May 2027; main conference 25–27 May 2027.
• Paper format: Up to 8 pages including references, double-anonymous review; contributed-paper deadline was extended to 16 Sep 2026.
• Leadership: General Chair Kyu-Jin Cho (SNU, IEEE RAS President-Elect); Program Chair Marcia O'Malley (Rice University).
• Early partners: Confirmed partners include VisionNav (Platinum), Amazon Robotics, Flexiv, Franka Robotics, KUKA, Schunk, Symbotic and Zoox.
• Previous edition scale: ICRA 2026 in Vienna drew 9,000+ participants and 196 exhibitors, the largest ICRA to date.

Important dates

• Workshop/tutorial pre-proposal deadline: 1 September 2026 (past)
• Competition proposal deadline: 31 August 2026 (past)
• Contributed paper deadline (extended): 16 September 2026 (past)
• Accompanying video submission window 2: 18–22 September 2026 (past)
• Invitation to submit full workshop proposal: 1 October 2026 (past)
• Competition acceptance notification: 31 October 2026 (past)
• Full workshop/tutorial proposal deadline: 1 November 2026 (past)
• Arts in Robotics abstract deadline: 1 December 2026 (upcoming)
• Paper decisions and workshop acceptance: 31 January 2027 (upcoming)
• Registration opens: early February 2027 (upcoming)
• Author registration deadline: 5 March 2027 (upcoming)
• Early registration deadline: 31 March 2027 (upcoming)
• Standard registration deadline: 14 May 2027 (upcoming)
• Conference: 24–28 May 2027 (upcoming)

Registration

Fees: USD 420–1,700 main conference (early rates 420–1,100); IEEE Life Members free

• Register: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/attend/registration-information/

Official links

• Website: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/
• Call for Papers: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/contribute/call-for-icra-2027-papers-now-accepting-submissions/
• Call for Workshops & Tutorials: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/contribute/call-for-workshop-and-tutorial/
• Call for Competitions: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/contribute/call-for-competition/
• Call for Arts in Robotics: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/contribute/call-for-art-in-robotics/
• Registration information: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/attend/registration-information/
• Travel information: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/attend/travel-information/
• Visa information: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/attend/visa-information/
• Chairs & Boards: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/about/committee/
• Confirmed partners and exhibitors: https://2027.ieee-icra.org/partners/confirmed-partners-and-exhibitors/
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